This problem ticked me off, at first. But then I accidentally discovered something. When you run out of energy, go to the bottom of the game screen and click the green button with the arrow on it. It will take you outside of the 'room' back to the main page. Go to the bottom left hand corner and click on the map. It will take you back to the first room. The entryway. Click on the 'trashcan' and it gives you the choice of money or energy. Click on energy. Then when the applet pops up to try again. This happens 3 times before the applet changes to restart or quit, click restart. Wait. When you are restarted, you now have 135 energy points! I hope they don't fix it too soon, as I have been racking it up with this. Plus, you can still go back and do all the other rooms gifts. Win/win.